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plus, mitt romney now says marco rubio is being vetted to be his running mate. but was romney forced to say that after being caught flat-footed on the campaign trail? and the jerry sandusky trial. defense rests without calling sandusky himself to the witness stand. finally, mitt romney's dancing horse is the inspiration for some horse play by stephen colbert. ♪ >> more of that in the sideshow. we begin with president obama invoking executive privilege against house republicans. pete williams, of course, is nbc's justice correspondent. executive privilege puts the president squarely in the middle of fast and furious or was he already there? >> no, i don't think he was. there was never any real allegation the president was involved in it. let's go back to what fast and furious was. >> please. >> this was the name of an atf operation intended to track the flow of guns bought illegally in the u.s. and smuggled into mexico. and agents were instructed to simply watch them. let the guns go in and help find out where they ended up. well over a thousand guns were allow
plus, mitt romney now says marco rubio is being vetted to be his running mate. but was romney forced to say that after being caught flat-footed on the campaign trail? and the jerry sandusky trial. defense rests without calling sandusky himself to the witness stand. finally, mitt romney's dancing horse is the inspiration for some horse play by stephen colbert. ♪ >> more of that in the sideshow. we begin with president obama invoking executive privilege against house republicans. pete...
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the one who seems to have been consistently in the mix has been marco rubio. and you know, we got an affirmation of that yesterday, that he has that special something that "it" quality, that x-factor, whatever you want to call it. the question is how much "it" do they want on their ticket? >> joan walsh, i checked today, portman, pawlenty, rubio, in that order. if i look at joan trade, who is at the top? not who you think, who you like, but who is most likely to be picked by romney? >> i guess it's pawlenty, but i have no idea. we should also say that his bridge issues, he's not without vetting issues, too, and i think we go back and take a look at his ideas about infrastructure when he was governor of minnesota. there would be questions, he's not quite as bland. he's not as unaccomplished as we're asking like he is. anyone who surfaces or resurfaces comes in for a lot of new vetting and nobody is without questions in their past. >> thank you, good luck with your book. thank you, joan walsh. >> allow me to finish with another acquitalt in a high profile perjur
the one who seems to have been consistently in the mix has been marco rubio. and you know, we got an affirmation of that yesterday, that he has that special something that "it" quality, that x-factor, whatever you want to call it. the question is how much "it" do they want on their ticket? >> joan walsh, i checked today, portman, pawlenty, rubio, in that order. if i look at joan trade, who is at the top? not who you think, who you like, but who is most likely to be...
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marco rubio was not being considered. i think mitt romney was trying to deal with that but i don't think that was perhaps the best way to do it. >> let's go to the edge. he's not on the list. let's go to these names. my three picks are as follows. it's important because you can't win the republican presidency without a never happened. he's an economic heavy weight. he could be president tomorrow if you're a conservative republican. i think jeb bush could ever get him talked into it, i think he would be the nominee for sure. he brings in the the most important swing state, florida. he could be president tomorrow. vastly respected across the political spectrum. of course associated mostly with his brother. the third one is my -- horse which is john thune. >> i like john. >> he's incredibly disciplined. handled the defeat by johnson. he beat daschle. he's especially evangelical. >> i like two of your three. i think portman is still in the lead. i would insert pawlenty or bobby jindal. into that second slot. >> isn't pawlenty
marco rubio was not being considered. i think mitt romney was trying to deal with that but i don't think that was perhaps the best way to do it. >> let's go to the edge. he's not on the list. let's go to these names. my three picks are as follows. it's important because you can't win the republican presidency without a never happened. he's an economic heavy weight. he could be president tomorrow if you're a conservative republican. i think jeb bush could ever get him talked into it, i...
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marco rubio says rob portman's your guy. i don't know who that is. let's see what he has to say about it. >> romney/portman, does it have a ring to it? >> i think rubio has a better ring. >> why does being romney's vice president now seem like a dare nobody wants to take? >> like in high school. dares go first. of course denying your interest is pretty much pro forma these days. so what is mitt romney looking for in a running mate? many of the names tossed around seem to help him with some of his biggest problems. be it latinos or young voters or his own conservative base. possible peeps with chuck todd and major garrett. gentlemen, let's start with you, sir, chuck. let's start with the one here. >> the only true gentleman on the show. >> i keep hearing this from the right. i don't hear it from mainstream journalists like yourself. they say rubio. i keep hearing it from the right wing guys, they say rubio. where do you stand? how does it look? >> i tell you i think he excites the base. the intellectual conservative base in a way that i think none of
marco rubio says rob portman's your guy. i don't know who that is. let's see what he has to say about it. >> romney/portman, does it have a ring to it? >> i think rubio has a better ring. >> why does being romney's vice president now seem like a dare nobody wants to take? >> like in high school. dares go first. of course denying your interest is pretty much pro forma these days. so what is mitt romney looking for in a running mate? many of the names tossed around seem to...
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. >> and now rubio, he more than sort of likes, he loves marco rubio. is marco getting a push from jeb bush now big? >> he said he wants him as vp. >> do you think it's important that jeb bush endorsed the other most popular guy in florida to be vp. >> here is the push, it's to push him out of the way to get him on the ticket so he is gone. because both of these guys, the next time -- jeb could take on hillary clinton in the battle of the century. >> sign me up. >> he wants marco rubio out of the way. >> anyway, thank you, because it's tougher for hillary if she runs because she has to continue after eight years. it's tough to continue after eight years of president. >> don't count joe biden out. >> here is the etch-a-sketch. thank you steve mcmann, and todd harris. up next, the toll the long republican campaign is taking on the candidates, the side show is coming up only on msnbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new nature valley protein bars. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts... ♪ ...creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate f
. >> and now rubio, he more than sort of likes, he loves marco rubio. is marco getting a push from jeb bush now big? >> he said he wants him as vp. >> do you think it's important that jeb bush endorsed the other most popular guy in florida to be vp. >> here is the push, it's to push him out of the way to get him on the ticket so he is gone. because both of these guys, the next time -- jeb could take on hillary clinton in the battle of the century. >> sign me up....
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up next, how do you know marco rubio is being vetted for vp? he definitely is. >>> back to "hardball," now for the side show. marco rubio is a potential running mate for mitt romney, but how can we tell if he is being vetted? this said it all. >> i'm not going to discuss it anymore because there is a process in place. i think it would be wise for all republicans to respect that process, we should respect that process. >> here is steve schmidt reading between the lines. >> to me, that says you're being vetted. once you go through the process you stop talking about the process. people who are going to be vetted say i want to respect the process, and you know i won't talk about that. his answer to me clearly said that yeah, he is starting to turn over records and documents. >> that may be the case, but he also says rob portman is the current front runner in the republican veep stakes. and the painful back and forth with piers morgan last night, santorum is not the only one having trouble admitting he is a conservative. >> is he a conservative? >>
up next, how do you know marco rubio is being vetted for vp? he definitely is. >>> back to "hardball," now for the side show. marco rubio is a potential running mate for mitt romney, but how can we tell if he is being vetted? this said it all. >> i'm not going to discuss it anymore because there is a process in place. i think it would be wise for all republicans to respect that process, we should respect that process. >> here is steve schmidt reading between the...
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up next, how do you know marco rubio is being vetted for vp? he definitely is. but that label can lead to prejudice and discrimination, and we don't want to go there. so let's try to see people for who they really are. you can help create a more united states. the more you know. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. what happens when classroom teachers get the training... ...and support they need? schools flourish and students blossom. that's why programs like... ...the mickelson exxonmobil teachers academy... ...and astronaut sally ride's science academy are helping our educators improve student success in math and science. let's shoot for the stars. let's invest in our teachers and i
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he's already said he's not that interested in the marco rubio approach. so if he embraces it, we have yet another flip-flop on romney. i think he's shot himself in the foot and he can kiss a lot of the latino vote good-bye. i don't know what he's going to do to get it back. >> i also wondered how americans up to date on politics would take a republican position when it's so clearly that party has identified it as anti-gay rights. here you have another pretty direct statement by romney. i'm not on your side on immigration issues. >> to answer the question you asked -- you'll get first. bill crystal, there's a bright line between those people who recognize demographic equality and those who don't. he was sitting on that interview set on fox with karl rove. another guy who recognized that republicans had to be right wit hispanics. george w. bush. this is we're recognized demographic reality and those who don't. as for latinos, if you go around focus groups in the southwest, there are older hispanics who resent illegal immigrants as much as some white america
he's already said he's not that interested in the marco rubio approach. so if he embraces it, we have yet another flip-flop on romney. i think he's shot himself in the foot and he can kiss a lot of the latino vote good-bye. i don't know what he's going to do to get it back. >> i also wondered how americans up to date on politics would take a republican position when it's so clearly that party has identified it as anti-gay rights. here you have another pretty direct statement by romney....
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if you go by those three criteria, it seems to many that marco rubio is the first pick. he is a hero, cuban american, and from florida. you never know, and rubio is new to the national scene. the argument is he ready, he may be hurt by the specter of sarah palin. but i would say if you're ranking it today, michael, you put rubio first, and in my opinion there is a gap between first, second, and third. >> you're in good company because if you had to bet, you would be wise to go with marco. they put his selection at 25% making him the odds on favorite. i would have to believe that paul ryan is going to climb in that wagering, because this week as been all about him. if it will be in large part about him, won't he be in that mix? >> i think that while romney can own the ryan budget as well, so they might as well own him too and have the guy that explains it better than anybody else on his team. and ryan is young, he is good looking, he has a certain presence. he's not the greatest speaker, but the base loves him, and he might be seen as a persona, as not terribly threatenin
if you go by those three criteria, it seems to many that marco rubio is the first pick. he is a hero, cuban american, and from florida. you never know, and rubio is new to the national scene. the argument is he ready, he may be hurt by the specter of sarah palin. but i would say if you're ranking it today, michael, you put rubio first, and in my opinion there is a gap between first, second, and third. >> you're in good company because if you had to bet, you would be wise to go with marco....
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and what about marco rubio? obama's lead goes up to 7 if he's on the ticket. but here's a wild card. if romney picks jeb bush, he gets a boost. romney's within three. we'll be right back. ♪ surf's up everybody get your boards and your wetsuits ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com's gonna direct you ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what credit's about ♪ ♪ or else you could be headed for a credit wipeout ♪ offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. wow! that feels really good. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you feel like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you. now, sleep number redefines memory foam, combining coolfit gel foam with sleep number adjustability. during the final days of our white sale, receive $400 in free bedd
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or marco rubio. why can't they get behind him? >> your point being? >> mitt romney still can't close the deal and we'll let newt gingrich? you'll let your -- your party is going to let newt gingrich do this to himself? >> the republicans will allow mitt to win a race and then they'll reflexively move against him. >> 1980. buyer's remorse in two minutes. let's take a look. this weekend at a rally in naples, florida, their criticism of the base. let's watch this. >> the first debate, of course, the audience was quiet. and speaker gingrich said that threw him off. he can't debate before a quiet audience. then the next audience was very loud. very loud. and he said that threw him off. he can't debate before a real loud audience. it's like goldilocks. can't have it this way. it has to be just so. >> in a million years, do you think he thought that up himself? >> no. >> stu stevens thought that up? >> his campaign will take the credit. >> how many times have he worried him say politics ain't bean bag. everything this guy says is practiced, is rehearsed in f
or marco rubio. why can't they get behind him? >> your point being? >> mitt romney still can't close the deal and we'll let newt gingrich? you'll let your -- your party is going to let newt gingrich do this to himself? >> the republicans will allow mitt to win a race and then they'll reflexively move against him. >> 1980. buyer's remorse in two minutes. let's take a look. this weekend at a rally in naples, florida, their criticism of the base. let's watch this. >>...
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and what about marco rubio? obama's lead goes up to 7 if he's on the ticket. but here's a wild card. if romney picks jeb bush, he gets a boost. romney's within three. we'll be right back. my cut hurt! mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. and on small business saturday bothey remind a nations of the benefits of shopping small. on just one day, 100 million of us joined a movement... and main street found its might agai
and what about marco rubio? obama's lead goes up to 7 if he's on the ticket. but here's a wild card. if romney picks jeb bush, he gets a boost. romney's within three. we'll be right back. my cut hurt! mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. not in this economy. we also have zero free time,...
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this is interesting, marco rubio is changes his position, he is getting his first take of the ticket. he is campaigning in pennsylvania at tomorrow's primary. he was the second most frequently mentioned name in an informal survey by the website buzzfeed. topping the list, rob portman who will probably be the nominee for vp.>>> the defense for vp. >>> the defense department has added another military member to the growing list of people investigated in the cardajena prostitution scandal. that brings it to 24 people targeted here. some members of congress are wondering if any members of the white house staff were involved, prompting the question is politics at play among the president's opponents. we have the democrat from that city, she's on the house oversight committee, and eugene robinson is a prize-winning columnist. i always build him up, he deserves it. congresswoman, thank you, i also respected your work. let's look at this thing objectively. where are we right now in terms of targeting people we have a number of them that already resigned, another person that has been cleared.
this is interesting, marco rubio is changes his position, he is getting his first take of the ticket. he is campaigning in pennsylvania at tomorrow's primary. he was the second most frequently mentioned name in an informal survey by the website buzzfeed. topping the list, rob portman who will probably be the nominee for vp.>>> the defense for vp. >>> the defense department has added another military member to the growing list of people investigated in the cardajena...
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rubio. we have ended up on a couple other lists the last couple months -- >> there you have it, congressman critz, are you still there? what do you think about running with hillary clinton some day? >> she would be -- she is is and was very popular in western pennsylvania, i can't imagine that changed. i think she only enhanced her reputation here. >> good luck against the republican opponent, there was a big upset. you got your vote out, it's critical, congratulations for assuming the mantle of the great jack werth. up next, a special "hardball" side show, a farewell to newt gingrich. on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> back to "
rubio. we have ended up on a couple other lists the last couple months -- >> there you have it, congressman critz, are you still there? what do you think about running with hillary clinton some day? >> she would be -- she is is and was very popular in western pennsylvania, i can't imagine that changed. i think she only enhanced her reputation here. >> good luck against the republican opponent, there was a big upset. you got your vote out, it's critical, congratulations for...
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rubio brought to florida on a national level. >> what happens if he speaks fluent spanish, not george w. spanish, but a guy who speaks it as a mother tongue? will that grab people across the country or a latino? >> absolutely not. >> absolutely not? >> no, we need substance. we don't need pop and style. we need substance. >> you are tough. >> i'm just saying. >> somebody spoke my language that i grew up in this country and spoke it as a second language and i'm hearing my heart talk, it would affect me. >> but chris, if you can speak spanish and at the same time not put forward draconian immigration policies, that's the winning combination. you can't have just the style by itself. if he brings on the policy, then so be it, but what i want to say is keep your eye on iowa, virginia, and north carolina. these are states you don't think of as having a latino impact, but they can. they have 2% to 3% latinos and it's a statiical dead heat. >> if they vote, thank you very much. >>> when we return, let me finish with this. does mitt romney really want this job? does he want to go for it? does
rubio brought to florida on a national level. >> what happens if he speaks fluent spanish, not george w. spanish, but a guy who speaks it as a mother tongue? will that grab people across the country or a latino? >> absolutely not. >> absolutely not? >> no, we need substance. we don't need pop and style. we need substance. >> you are tough. >> i'm just saying. >> somebody spoke my language that i grew up in this country and spoke it as a second language...
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marco rubio was a great speaker of the house in florida. i've known marco for years. he has a tremendous future in my judgment. governor mcdonald of virginia, and virginia could be for this election what ohio was in 2004. you look at a number of these places. the thing compared to when i was young and you were young, there's a lot deeper bench than there was 20 years ago. >> but it's also to the right of where it was. let's go to ryan. he does demonstrate courage. he has a plan. he did however go tough on medicare which is a live wire for seniors and other people. do you think he can translate his guts as a committee chair to his necessary judgment as a candidate for v.p.? >> first of all, ryan came back, learned a lot from his first effort. produced a bill with ron widen, democrat of oregon. so you now have a bipartisan bill to save medicare that ron widen speaks well of and introduced in the senate. so i think -- >> i know what you're thinking. about something most people don't think about. that's where bill kristol is pushing him. a lot of these guys pushing him. t
marco rubio was a great speaker of the house in florida. i've known marco for years. he has a tremendous future in my judgment. governor mcdonald of virginia, and virginia could be for this election what ohio was in 2004. you look at a number of these places. the thing compared to when i was young and you were young, there's a lot deeper bench than there was 20 years ago. >> but it's also to the right of where it was. let's go to ryan. he does demonstrate courage. he has a plan. he did...
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marco rubio. tim pawlenty and paul ryan are all in the single changes on their wikipedia page. could portman be the pick? stay tuned. >>> we're back. a few more names were added to the list of speakers at the republican convention coming up in tampa later this month including jeb bush, rand paul, the senator from kentucky, and rick santorum. one name remains conspicuously absent so far. where is sarah palin? could mitt romney keep her from speaking in primetime, and could she go rogue and just go outside last night the chairman of the republican national committee reince priebus weighed in. let's watch. >> let me ask you about the conventions coming up. not on your speaker list so far, governor palin. is she going to speak? >> i can't make that announcement tonight, but certainly she's great. and we -- i think a lot of her, and hope that she does speak. >> so will palin get an invitation? what are the potential risks and rewards of a palin speech? michael steele is the former chairman of the republican national committee and both are msnbc political analysts. i want to start wi
marco rubio. tim pawlenty and paul ryan are all in the single changes on their wikipedia page. could portman be the pick? stay tuned. >>> we're back. a few more names were added to the list of speakers at the republican convention coming up in tampa later this month including jeb bush, rand paul, the senator from kentucky, and rick santorum. one name remains conspicuously absent so far. where is sarah palin? could mitt romney keep her from speaking in primetime, and could she go rogue...
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so it's tit for tat, marco. by the way do you think rubio has his eye on the vice presidency maybe? next up, vice president joe biden was asked today to weigh in on the newt/mitt battle and was reluctant to make a prediction. >> charlie, i couldn't figure out the democratic primary or i would have just joined the president early on. i'm not very good at this. the bottom line here is there is no fundamental difference between newt gingrich and governor romney on the things we care about, on the whole issue of how we deal with foreign policy, on how we deal with the domestic policy. this is a republican fight but substantively, i don't see any fundamental difference between the men. >> a long fight on the republican side by the way is good news for the obama/biden ticket. while millions watch the president's state of the union address last night, there were close to 800,000 tweets referencing the speech. here's a fun look at the stream of consciousness from chad ochocinco, wide receiver for the new england patriots. quote, not being rude but if they stand up and clap on every statemen
so it's tit for tat, marco. by the way do you think rubio has his eye on the vice presidency maybe? next up, vice president joe biden was asked today to weigh in on the newt/mitt battle and was reluctant to make a prediction. >> charlie, i couldn't figure out the democratic primary or i would have just joined the president early on. i'm not very good at this. the bottom line here is there is no fundamental difference between newt gingrich and governor romney on the things we care about,...
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. >>> up next, is marco rubio still out of the running for vp? >> take him at his word. >> up next, conservatives find mitt romney disengaged. this will be fun. maybe because romney can't talk his language. it's like he's wearing someone else's clothes. romney doesn't even like to talk to conservative commentators. why doesn't he want to hang out with the guys who agree with him and women who agree with him? that's an extra problem. this is "hardball" only on msnbc. right there -- reminds yu why you fell in love wi her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you
. >>> up next, is marco rubio still out of the running for vp? >> take him at his word. >> up next, conservatives find mitt romney disengaged. this will be fun. maybe because romney can't talk his language. it's like he's wearing someone else's clothes. romney doesn't even like to talk to conservative commentators. why doesn't he want to hang out with the guys who agree with him and women who agree with him? that's an extra problem. this is "hardball" only on...